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v INVENTOR 3m mew TLEIZ I. KRAUSHAR April 23, 1929;

PICTURE COVER FOR AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS AND BOOKS Filed 00fv 11, 1927 Ji 1&5,

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES ISAAC KRAUSHAR, OF1I BROOKLY N, NEW YORK.

PICTURE COVER FOR AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS AND BOOKS.

Application filed' October 11, 1927. Serial No. 225,422;

This invention relates generally to novelty devices and has moreparticular reference to autograph albums,-such as pupils generally useupon graduation, and memory books.

The invention has for an object the provision of an autograph album ofsimple, durable. construction, having certain desirable features appliedthereto which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

Autograph albums are in later years referred to to bring back oldmemories. This invention consists in providing an autograph album with apicture of the owner which will add greatly to the treasured valuethereof.

. The cover of the autograph album is provided with an opening,preferably covered by transparent material and adapted to frame apicture of the owner. The said opening may be only on the surface of thecover or may extend entirely through the cover, arrangements being madeto display several pictures, and a cover may also be provided for thesaid 2 opening.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing and to the appended claims in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a material part of thisdisclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an autograph album constructed accordingto this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, taken on the line 22 ofFig. 1, showing the top cover only.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of Fig. 1 but illustrating a modificationof the invention.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of an autograph album constructed according to amodification of V the invention.

pages 11 and bottom cover 12. The top cover 1O has covering material 13thereon, which is cutout at the center as at 14. A picture frame border15 may be printed on the coverture 16 together. with a piece oftransparent ing material 13 around the cutout 14. A picv material 17 isforced into the opening 14 and is slightly larger than the opening so astov remain therein.

The modification of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3 discloses twocuts 18 extending from opening 14 at the top thereof, and in inclinedpositions. This produces a flap 19 which may be lifted for the insertionor removal of picture 16 and material 17.

Figs. 4 and 5 disclose a cover 10 with champed sides 10, and providedwith covering material 13. A central opening 20 with champed sides 21extends from the top to the bottom of the cover. A recess 22 forming ashoulder 23 communicates with. the opening 20. Transparent material 24,a picture 25, and a backer 26 engage in the recess. Pins 27 are slidablyarranged in the cover 10 and are movable to engage in apertures in thebacker 26 by means of extensions 28 therefrom projecting through slots29. The pins 27 may be moved free from the backer 26 and then the backerand picture may be slipped from the recess.

Fig. 6 discloses a cover 10 provided with a central opening 30, rollers31 and 32, and a strip of pictures 33 on the rollers. Shafts 34 areprovided for manually turning the rollers so as to Wind the pictures onone roller or on the other. The pictures on the strip may be a pluralityof poses of the owner of the album. Figs. 7 and 8 disclose a top cover10 provided with a picture opening 35. A cover 36 extends over theopening and this cover has an arm; 37 slidably arranged in a groove 38.A spring 39 is housed in the groove, acting against the rear ofthegroove and the arm 37 normally urging the arm to the front of thegroove so that the cover 36 extends over opening 35. A picture withinthe opening may be viewed by manually pushing the cover to slide fromover the opening against the action of spring 39.

\Vhile I have described my invention with some degree of particularity,I realize that in practice various alterations therein may parts Withoutdeparting from: the spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

While I have described the invention to be applied on a. cover foralbums it is to be understood that I reserve the privilege of using thesame also on covers of all types of books.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is: p

1. In combination with the top cover oi. an autograph album, said topcover having an opening exposing a picture, a cover extending over theopening an arm projecting from the latter cover and slidably arranged ina groove in the first mentioned cover, and means for normally urging thearm to the front of the groove so that the second mentioned coverextends over the said opening.

2. In combination with the top cover of an autograph album, said topcover havmg an opening exposing a picture a cover extendmg over theopening an arm projecting from the latter cover and slldably arranged 1na groove in thefirst mentioned cover, and a ISAAC RAUSHAR.

